From all I have heard, and from this information, It appears that the XScale is going to be one killer processor. All I've got to say to that is- COOL! 8)
It has appeared to be a killer for the last....18 months....though if it actually is will be slightly different. Hopefully Intel tested, tested, and tested some more (I know we did when I was there), cause I would hate for it to be buggy...ick. I also hope the power managment works out well with the various dection for high vs. low usage.
It has appeared to be a killer for the last....18 months....though if it actually is will be slightly different. Hopefully Intel tested, tested, and tested some more (I know we did when I was there), cause I would hate for it to be buggy...ick. I also hope the power managment works out well with the various dection for high vs. low usage.
Power management is the defnite killer, and about the only thing Palm has left they can claim to be better at. If they get the power management solid, Palm's dead...oh wait, Palm's dead anyway, so hopefully they do power management anyway :lol:
It has appeared to be a killer for the last....18 months....though if it actually is will be slightly different.
Yes it has been for a while, I was just stating it again. Never hurts to hear a good thing twice!
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Power management is the defnite killer, and about the only thing Palm has left they can claim to be better at. If they get the power management solid, Palm's dead...oh wait, Palm's dead anyway, so hopefully they do power management anyway
I wouldn't say Palm is dead yet... and even if the company goes bankrupt and shuts down, Palm won't ever be dead. We must not forget that Palm was the one who really got the whole PDA idea to take off! And still today, I will be using my iPAQ (which is definitly not a Palm) and people will say -"Whatcha got there, your Palm Pilot?". Now I am not trying to defend Palm, but I really think it will be a very long time before Palm will go bankrupt.
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Power management is the defnite killer, and about the only thing Palm has left they can claim to be better at. If they get the power management solid, Palm's dead...oh wait, Palm's dead anyway, so hopefully they do power management anyway :lol:
I don't think they can get power management that solid. And I don't think Palm can keep it that solid. Pocket PC's suck down much more power then Palms...and since everyone is telling Palm, we want a better OS and we want better technology, power is going to be used. I think we are just going to start seeing optimization on various products, like lower powered screens and the processors with various power management tools.
I wouldn't say Palm is dead yet... and even if the company goes bankrupt and shuts down, Palm won't ever be dead. We must not forget that Palm was the one who really got the whole PDA idea to take off! And still today, I will be using my iPAQ (which is definitly not a Palm) and people will say -"Whatcha got there, your Palm Pilot?". Now I am not trying to defend Palm, but I really think it will be a very long time before Palm will go bankrupt.
Palm OS will live for a long time (and it's a separate company now isn't it?), but Palm the hardware company is on borrowed time...
Palm OS will live for a long time (and it's a separate company now isn't it?), but Palm the hardware company is on borrowed time...
Palm OS is now owned by Palm Source Inc. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Palm Inc. the hardware company. And I will agree with you on that, I have always liked Handspring's and Sony's Palm OS handhelds better. The hardware company is still there thanks to the software company :?.
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Palm OS is now owned by Palm Source Inc. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Palm Inc. the hardware company. And I will agree with you on that, I have always liked Handspring's and Sony's Palm OS handhelds better. The hardware company is still there thanks to the software company :?.
I am sorry, but that is such a crock. PalmSource is just their "fake" company I feel. I mean, the Palm OS didn't really break away from Palm, they are still owned by Palm. It kind of is like if Pocket PC became Pocket PC Inc. but was still owned by Microsoft, it would still be a Microsoft product...not really a "Pocket PC Inc." product. I feel like Palm is just trying to be doing something, but isn't really doing anything. Maybe a subsidary was more profitable then cutting more jobs.
I am sorry, but that is such a crock. PalmSource is just their "fake" company I feel. I mean, the Palm OS didn't really break away from Palm, they are still owned by Palm. It kind of is like if Pocket PC became Pocket PC Inc. but was still owned by Microsoft, it would still be a Microsoft product...not really a "Pocket PC Inc." product. I feel like Palm is just trying to be doing something, but isn't really doing anything. Maybe a subsidary was more profitable then cutting more jobs.
That is exactly what I meant by saying "Wholly Owned Subsidiary". I was not implying that it is a second company.
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